Map of Osyka [Louisiana] illustrating the Yellow Fever epidemic in 1878
Subject
Osyka, Louisiana, 1878 Yellow Fever epidemic
Date
1878 (historical)
Mapmaker
unidentified
Publisher
[National Yellow Fever Commission ?]
Place of Publication
unidentified
Accession Number
T0055.1997.0508
Condition
Poor-fair. Surface dirt, some foxing, browning, stains. Needs conservation.
Curatorial Notes
Other maps, of cities in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee (Vicksburg, Water Valley, Tuscumbia, Milan, Port Gibson, Greenville, Holly Springs, Canton, Decatur, Memphis, Brownsville, McComb City, Chattanooga) relating to 1878 yellow fever epidemic found T0055.1997.0455-456, T0055.1997.492, T0055.1997.0494-096, T0055.1997.0505-0508, T0055.1997.0511-012, T0055.1997.0515-0517.
Notes
Indicates location of those who contracted the disease and recovered, and those who died.
Media Type
manuscript on cloth
Size
22 x 16 7/8
Storage
c04d05